SERIES & GRADE:

POSITION INFORMATION:

PROMOTION POTENTIAL:

DUTY LOCATIONS:

WHO MAY APPLY:

United States Citizens

SECURITY CLEARANCE:

Public Trust - Background Investigation

SUPERVISORY STATUS:

No

JOB SUMMARY:

The NIH is the premier biomedical research center for the world. Its 27 Institutes and Centers employ approximately 18,000 employees doing a vast array of jobs, all supporting efforts for a healthy nation. For information on the NIH mission, goals, and Institutes and Centers, visitNIH Overview

Join one of the 24 Institutes
and Centers within the NIH that awards extramural grants! Extramural
grants account for approximately 80 percent of NIH's $31 billion budget
and are awarded to investigators throughout the U.S. and abroad. As a Health Scientist Administrator,
you will identify and formulate program needs, and plan, develop, and
implement policies and procedures of the Branch and Division.

This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of
Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Division of Allergy, Immunology
and Transplantation (DAIT), Radiation and Nuclear Countermeasures Program (RNCP).

TRAVEL REQUIRED

Occasional Travel

Travel 2 nights per month.

RELOCATION AUTHORIZED

No

KEY REQUIREMENTS

U.S. Citizenship requirement met by closing date.

Position is subject to a background investigation.

Education Requirement-Transcripts are required;

Some travel is required.

DUTIES:

Serve as an authoritative expert, program officer, contracts officer respresentative, and Medical Countermeasure (MCM) product development manager who provides leadership, coordination, and oversight of the radiation countermeasures research and translational programs.

Serve as NIAID respresentative and spokesperson on Radiation and Nuclear Countermeasures Program (RNCP) programs and initiatives.

Prepare and publish peer-reviewed articles on important, timely topics in radiation nuclear MCM research and development, program progress and future priorities, and topics of scientific interest to the MCM program.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

Applicants for all grades must be U.S. citizens and must meet the requirements described in paragraphs A or B below:

A.
Successful completion of all requirements for a Ph.D. (or equivalent
doctoral degree), in an accredited college or university, including
acceptance of the dissertation, in an academic field of the health or
pertinent sciences (i.e., biochemistry, molecular biology, physiology,
etc.) allied to health or health related research; or

B. Successful completion of a
full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university,
leading to a bachelor's or higher degree, with major study in an
academic field of the health or pertinent sciences which have been
applied and utilized by the applicant in health or health-related
research and, in addition, at least 1 year of qualifying progressively
responsible experience; or any equivalent combination of graduate study
and research experience in these fields. This education and experience
must demonstrate that you have acquired the scientific knowledge, skills
and abilities to apply and utilize them successfully in health or
health-related research at a level which is the qualitative equivalent
of that acquired in meeting all the requirements for the Ph.D. degree
(or equivalent doctoral degree), including the dissertation as indicated
above. The appropriate doctoral equivalency must be supported by
publications in health or health-related research accomplishment in
appropriate scientific journals; or other objective evidence in such
form that it may be reviewed and evaluated.

IN ADDITION: You must
demonstrate that you have: worked independently in planning, organizing,
and conducting biomedical behavioral health, or health-related
research; served effectively, in research program administration in
these fields; and, acquired an understanding of the history, interests,
internal dynamics, and relationships of organizations in which health
research is conducted. This experience may be gained as a principal
investigator of a grant or contract, or may otherwise be gained through
active involvement in initiating research projects, developing
protocols, conducting studies, documenting findings, interpreting
results in a published report (journal), supervising staff, and managing
the budget.

Your background must show progressively
responsible and successful experience (complexity of work in
independent research and research program administration), to be
eligible for each successively higher grade level.

To qualify for the GS-13 Level: In addition to meeting the basic requirements, applicants must possess at least one year of professional experience that includes:

Academic Environment: management
of significant independent research projects (analogous to an RO1 and
R29 grant) and supervision of graduate researchers or technicians;
publications in refereed journals, presenting published work to
scientific organizations and teaching graduate level courses in
biomedical/behavioral or health-related disciplines; served as a
reviewer on peer-review panels or journals; held position of Assistant
or Associate Professor or equivalent OR

Intramural Environment:
responsible for multiple scientific projects, supervising graduate
researchers or technicians; publications in refereed journals,
presenting published work to scientific organizations and teaching
graduate level course in biomedical/behavioral or health related
disciplines; served as a reviewer on peer-review panels or journals;
held position of Research Scientist (permanent position), Section Chief,
or equivalent OR

Private Sector: evidence of
increasing responsibility in research or administration within the
company; held position of Senior Research Scientist/Project Manager or
equivalent OR

One year of specialized experience
equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal Service obtained in the
public sector, performing the following types of review or program
tasks: review the technical and scientific merit of applications and
proposals received requesting grant or contract funds; provide advice in
program planning, solicitation, and evaluation to perform day-to-day
administrative functions related to research grants and interagency
agreements supporting research projects in your scientific area;
identify new basic, translational and clinical research concepts,
projects and initiatives to appropriate advisory groups and formulate
and develop Program Announcements, RFAs, RFPs, or a combination of
these, to achieve objectives.

To qualify for the GS-14 level:
In addition to meeting the basic requirements, applicants must posses at least one year of professional experience
that includes: experience that demonstrates extensive scientific
expertise incorporating research experience with varied responsibilities
for providing leadership in a scientific area; functioning as a leader
for a variety of efforts, such as directing research and coordinating
committee and teaching activities, and organizing and chairing sessions
at national scientific meetings. Examples of professional experience
may include the following:

Academic Environment: serves as
an appointed member of a scientific peer-review panel or editorial
board; held position of Associate Professor, Professor or equivalent OR

Intramural Environment:
responsible for at least two concurrent research projects with separate
staff and budgets and supervising doctoral level staff; held position of
Section Chief or equivalent for at least 2 years OR

Private Sector: evidence of
increasing responsibility in research or administration within the
company; held position of Senior Research Scientist/Project Manager or
equivalent OR

One year of specialized experience
equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal Service obtained in
the public sector, performing the following types of review or program
tasks: organize and conduct workshops, conferences, symposia or similar
activities to foster the aims of the program, to facilitate
communication among investigators, or to advise on the status of
progress and emerging directions of research in the assigned program
area; manage the initial scientific and administrative review or center
grant, program project grant, and training grant applications, as well
as research project applications submitted in response to requests for
applications, multi center clinical trial applications, and contract
proposals assigned to the program area; plans, advises, and evaluates program activities for a portfolio of research project, research program and other grants/awards, cooperative agreements, and/or contracts in the assigned program area and the discovery, development and evaluation of associated prevention and therapeutic strategies; review and evaluation periodic and interim progress reports to determine effectiveness of support and achievement of objectives; recommend funding plans for initiatives; establish the criteria and standards for a review panel.View Assessment Questions

This position has an education requirement. You are strongly encouraged to submit a copy of your transcripts (or a list of your courses including titles, credit hours completed and grades). Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. Official transcripts will be required from all selectees prior to receiving an official offer. Click here for information on Foreign Education . If you are currently or were previously in this occupation series you do not need to submit transcripts. Instead, submit an SF-50 showing the appointment in this occupational series.

Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered with Selective Service.

HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:

If you meet the minimum qualifications for this position, your application and responses to the online questionnaire will be evaluated under Category Rating and Selection procedures for placement in one of the following categories:

Best Qualified  for those who are superior in the evaluation criteria

Well Qualified  for those who excel in the evaluation criteria

Qualified  for those who only meet the minimum qualification requirements

Candidates determined to be Best Qualified will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interview. The Category Rating Process does not add veterans' preference points, but protects the rights of veterans by placing them ahead of non-preference eligibles within each category.

If you are a veteran, CTAP or ICTAP eligible, or an individual with a disability, please refer to the following links for additional information and required documents:

OTHER INFORMATION:

PHS Commissioned Officers
interested in performing the duties of this position within the
Commissioned Corps should also apply online to this announcement in
order to receive consideration.

A one-year probationary period may be required upon selection/ placement.

A newly appointed or reappointed employee may receive service credit
for prior work experience or active duty uniformed service that
otherwise would not be creditable for the purpose of determining his or
her annual leave accrual rate. All creditable service must be directly
related to the duties of the position being filled and decisions to
allow for such credit must be finalized prior to the selectees entrance
on duty. The use of this service credit incentive is at the discretion
of the selecting official and service credit is granted only for a
position deemed hard-to-fill.

If selected, you will be
required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE
Form 450 to determine if a conflict or an appearance of a conflict
exists between your financial interest and your prospective position
with the agency. This information is required annually.

Additional selections may be
made through this vacancy announcement. The National Institutes of
Health participates in the USCIS Electronic Employment Eligibility
Verification Program (E-Verify).

HOW TO APPLY:

Submission of a resume alone IS NOT a complete application. You must provide a complete online ApplicationPackage which includes:

Your Resume (Please provide sufficient details in your resume to enable us to determine if you meet the requirement for qualifying experience (as stated in the Qualifications section) and to support your answers to the online questionnaire. Providing insufficient details in your resume may result in a lower or ineligible rating.)

For technical difficulties, contact HR Systems Support
between 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM ET Monday through Friday at hrss@nih.gov.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:

The following information must be received by 11:59pm ET on the closing date of the announcement, Tuesday, August 26, 2014.

Resume via USAJOBS.

Responses to online questionnaire.

If applicable, supporting documentation (including DD214 to support Veterans' Employment, CTAP/ICTAP, Schedule A, or other information requested in the announcement such as transcripts). To ensure your information is secure, please block out any Social Security numbers (SSNs). Clean copies may be requested if you are hired.

AGENCY CONTACT INFO:

WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT:

Within 15 business days of the closing date, Tuesday, August 26, 2014, you may check your status online at USAJOBS. We will update your status after each key stage in the application process has been completed.